Haenam-gun to Host Ttangkkeut Sunset and Sunrise Festival After 4 Years

"Feel the Hopeful Energy of the Blue Dragon from Ttangkkeut Haenam"

The Sunset and Sunrise Festival held in Ttangkkeut Village, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, will resume after four years.

According to the county on the 15th, the 25th Ttangkkeut Sunset and Sunrise Festival will be held from the 31st of this month to January 1st of next year in Ttangkkeut Village, Songji-myeon.

Haenam Ttangkkeut Village has maintained its reputation as a famous spot for year-end tourists and locals to watch the sunset and sunrise, but the festival has not been held for the past four years due to COVID-19 and weather conditions.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. on the 31st with performances by local artists, followed by a celebratory concert by the Park Wankyu Band, Jay Sera, and Phantom Friends featuring tenor An Segwon, a native of the area.

The Ttangkkeut Sunrise and Sunset Festival will be held for the first time in four years.
[Photo by Haenam-gun]

Additionally, an exciting EDM dance party with a DJ and dance team, as well as a hopeful fireworks show to welcome the Year of the Gapjin, will fill the event with a variety of attractions.

At the venue, various experiential events such as sharing warm foods like garaetteok (rice cakes) and roasted sweet potatoes, receipt events, traditional folk games, and writing New Year's wishes will also be held. To prepare for cold weather due to adverse conditions, a large dome tent will be installed, and the main programs will be conducted inside the tent.

On January 1st of next year, a sunrise event will take place. Activities will include floating tti-bae boats, fusion gugak (traditional Korean music) performances, a hopeful drum dance performance to welcome the New Year, and a large drum performance to greet the rising sun, all held together with tourists and residents.

Notably, this year, sunset and sunrise events will also be held at the Osiano Tourist Complex and Duryunsan Osojae, respectively. On the afternoon of the 31st, at the Osiano Tourist Complex, a sunset prayer ceremony, celebratory performances, and fireworks show will be held against the backdrop of Jugwang Sunset, one of Haenam's eight scenic views. On the early morning of January 1st, at Osojae Park in Bukil-myeon, the Gapjin Year sunrise prayer ceremony, performances, and sharing of garaetteok will take place.

A county official said, "We are preparing so that meaningful memories can be made at Ttangkkeut Haenam, where Eurasia begins beyond the Korean Peninsula," and added, "We hope everyone feels the good energy of the Year of the Blue Dragon, Gapjin Year."

Meanwhile, the sunset time marking the end of 2023 is expected to be around 5:33 p.m. on December 31st, and the sunrise of the New Year 2024 is expected to be around 7:41 a.m. on January 1st.

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